| Seals, dolphins and whales are mammals who live in the sea. Mammal babies grow inside their mother until they get born. Then they suckle milk from the mother. This happens in the sea too. Here you can discover more about these wonderful animals. If you want to see what they look like, click on 'Classification'. |
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Introduction
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Introduction to the sea mammals of New Zealand | |
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Characteristics
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Characteristics of Seals, Dolphins and Whales | |
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Threatened Species
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The species considered endangered or threatened, and why | |
| The scientific classification of marine mammals, with references to detailed documentation on each | ||
| References to books, on this page |
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Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises. (various authors) 1989. Golden Press Pty, Australia.
Alpers, Antony: A book of dolphins.1960
Baker, A N: Whales and Dolphins of New Zealand and Australia, an identification guide. 1984. Victoria Univ Press. Wellington
Bertram, Colin, 1963: In search of Mermaids: the manatees of the Guianas. London
Bright, Michael: Dolphins.1985
Burton, Robert: The life and death of whales.1973.
Cherfas, Jeremy: The hunting of the whale.1989.
Cousteau, J Y & Diole, P: The Whale. 1972. Doubleday, New York.
Cousteau, J Y : Dolphins.1975.
Cousteau, J Y : The whale, mighty monarch of the sea.1976
Cousteau, J Y : Diving companions (Sea lion, elephant seal, walrus).1974.
Dawson, Stephen: The NZ Whale & Dolphin digest, the official Project Jonah guidebook. 1985. Brick Row Publishing Co, New Zealand.
Day, David: The Whale War.1992
Doak, W T: Dolphin, Dolphin. 1981. Hodder & Stoughton, Auckland
Dobbs, H E: Follow a wild dolphin. 1977. Souvenir, London.
Gaskin, D E: Whales, Dolphins and Seals. 1072. Heinemann Auckland
Gibbings, Robert: Blue angels and whales.1938
Grady, D: The Perano whalers of Cook Strait 1911-1964. (1982). Reed Wellington.
Hansen, Steve: Dolphins & whales in NZ waters.1984.
Harrison, Prof Richard and MM Bryden: Marine Mammals.(Harrison& J E King).1968.
Harrison, Prof Richard: Whales, dolphins and porpoises.1988
Herman L M (ed): Cetacean Behaviour: Mechanisms and Functions. 1980. Johnwiley & Sons, New York.
Kellogg, W N. 1961. Porpoises and sonar. Univ of Chicago Press
King, J E: Seals of the World. 1964. British Museum
Lilly, J C, 1961: Man and Dolphin. London
Lockley, R M: The seals and the Curragh (The Grey seal of the N-Atlantic)
Lucas, Jeremy: Whale.1981
Matthew, L H: The Natural History of the Whale. 1978. Columbia Univ Press. 219p
Pearson, R H: A seal flies by.1959.
Purves, P E & Pilleri, G E: Echolocation in whales & dolphins. 1983. Academic Press, London. 261p
Robertson, R B: Of whales and men.1956
Robson, F D: Thinking Dolphins, Talking Whales. 1976. Reed, Wellington
Robson, F D: Strandings: Ways to save dolphins. 1984. Science Press, Johannesburg. 124p.
Robson, F D: Pictures in the Dolphin mind.1988.
Rowe, Rosamond: Feet upon a rock (Horace the dolphin).1981
Savage, Stephen: Endangered species - dolphins and whales.1990
Scheffer, V B. 1958. Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses, a review of the Pinnipedia. London
Slijper, E J. 1936. Whales (A general review), London
Smith, Vincent: Musco the blue whale.1978
Stenuit, Robert: Dolphin: cousin to man.1971
Time-Life: The seafarers series: The whalers. A B C Whipple.1979.
Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society: Whale Sanctuary, first International Symposium.1994
Williams, Heathcote: Whale nation.1988.
Williams, Heathcote: Falling for a Dolphin.1988.